LARPing

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noun

LARP·​ing ˈlär-piŋ 

variants or less commonly larping

: the activity of participating in live-action role-playing games : larp entry 1

Often, LARPing occurs in a medieval fantasy or zombie apocalypse world, although there are many different types of LARPing: from knight-filled battles to vampire parlor games.

—Danielle Grady

LARPing

2 of 2

present participle of LARP entry 2

Examples of LARPing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In it, dozens of people dressed as knights, centaurs, and ogres participate in medieval LARPing while Webster, her face painted like a goblin, plays guitar in the center of the field. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 Oct. 2024

In the 1990s LARPing started to catch on in the Czech Republic and in some Scandinavian countries, where participants quickly developed their own scenes and styles. — Ericka Skirpan, Scientific American, 16 July 2024

William isn’t the only public figure LARPing as a service industry worker this summer. — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

larp entry 2 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for LARPing

• carping
• harping